The groundbreaking environmental, labor, religious, and community advocacy coalition we have helped to build, NYRenews, has been holding a series of events statewide urging Governor Cuomo to #TakeTrumpOn when it comes to climate change.

The summer months are a prime time for you and your pets to enjoy the outdoors. However, threats to your pets’ health might be present on your own property in the form of pesticides. Pesticides are found in sprays, mulch, and birdseeds and can cause significant harm to your pets.

We all contribute to climate change in direct and indirect ways. Directly, we purchase gasoline for our cars that is burned, which releases carbon into the atmosphere. Indirectly, we make incidental purchases each day that harm the environment without much thought.

The Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, commonly referred to as RGGI, is at a crossroads. The multi-state collaborative in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic, designed to cap the amount of climate pollution produced by power plants throughout the region, has big decisions to make, and policymakers across the country are paying close attention. Before we get into the details, let’s start with a brief overview of how RGGI works.

Alix Cotumaccio, a resident of The Bronx, has long been passionate about the environment and cycling. From August 4 to 9, she will participate in her fifth Climate Ride, a multi-day cycling fundraiser traveling 350+ miles through the Pacific Northwest. The ride is something of a ‘green conference on wheels’ designed to raise awareness of sustainable solutions to climate change issues.